All scholarships, grants, and tuition discounts for the fall 2014 term should post to student accounts on or before September 29.

If you are expecting a student loan or financial aid award for the fall and it does not appear on your October statement, or if the amount shown seems incorrect, please notify the AGTS Business Office at 417-268-1039 or 417-268-1035. You may also email Ryan Winters, Coordinator of Business.

Financial Aid News

Financial Aid Tip:

Have you taken a look at your financial

health lately? Check out the student loan debt you have accumulated, so that you can have a good action plan in place after your graduation.

Student Loans Database is a great resource to find all of your loans, interest rates, and institutions where you received aid. Then you can use this information to estimate your cost of repayment. Once you have the dollar figure in front of you, remember that you are worth the investment.

From the Office of the Dean of Faculty

Attention Fall Graduates

Friday, October 30

Comprehensive examination date

Deadline to apply for graduation

The Write Place

The Write Place is a free tutoring service available to all Evangel and AGTS students.

Each session lasts approximately 30 minutes.

All appointments can be scheduled through The Write Place Online in Course Commons.

If you would like to schedule a last minute appointment, feel free to check the schedule or to drop by The Write Place (located in Trask 202).

There is no need to register or enroll in the course. If you are currently enrolled as a student at Evangel or AGTS, you are enrolled in The Write Place Online.

Spring 2016 Practicums

Students must *apply for/**register online for class credit BEFORE doing a practicum; credit will not be given for those requesting credit or registering after completing practicums.

**If you have any questions in preparation for registering for a practicum, contact Dr. Randy Walls, Director of Continuing Education (wallsr@evangel.edu or 417-268-1045).

Faculty News

James Hernando

October 19-23: Will be traveling to Rivas, Nicaragua over Fall Break with a team from three states (AL, IN, MO). Dr. Hernando's part of the team will be teaching basic principles of biblical interpretation to rural pastors. He will be working with missionaries Ken and Kendra Doutt, of Engage Ministries.They raised the $6000 dollars for the books and the money to travel and attend the seminar. Pastors who attend the meetings will receive a reference tool library of 8 books.

The Hernandos are eagerly awaiting the birth of two granddaughters: October (son Danny, and wife Caylin) and January (son Eric and wife Aimee).

October 29-Nov. 1: Will be attending the Christian Business Faculty Association Conference, Virginia Beach, Virginia

Editing and publishing the Encounter Journal, an online journal at AGTS. Next edition due for release in October.

Johan Mostert

September 3-9: Participated in an international consultation with Campus Crusade for Christ (CRU) in London, England, on Whole Life Discipleship. The 13 invited participants (representing Romania, Netherlands, Trinidad, Canada, United Kingdom, Singapore, and Kenya) were all CRU staff members. Dr. Mostert was the only "outsider." The consultation wrestled with the theological challenge of incorporating issues of social justice and service to the poor with their traditional evangelistic approach.

September 16: Launched Discipleship Dynamics, with Dr. Charlie Self, in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area with a luncheon for key leaders in the region.

September 23-26: Presented a paper on "Discipleship as Applied Ethics in the Context of Faith, Work, and Economics (FWE)" and displayed Discipleship Dynamics at the American Association of Christian Counselors Convention, with Dr. Melody Palm and Dr. Geoff Sutton, Nashville, Tennessee

October 22-25: Will speak at a pastoral conference, Fall Discipleship Conference 2015 for the Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador (PAONL) in Lewisporte, NL, Canada, on "Discipleship and Pastoral Ministry."

DeLonn Rance

October 6-11:Preaching the National Missions Convention for the Assemblies of God of Eucador, Rio Bamba, Ecuador.

October 29-31: Preaching the National Youth Convention of the AG of Italy, which has been dedicated to missions, Rome, Italy.

Charles Self

September 16: Launched Discipleship Dynamics, with Dr. Johan Mostert, in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area with a luncheon for key leaders in the region.

September 26: Facilitated a Faculty In-Service Day for AGTS and STCM Faculty, in Springfield, Missouri, with Dr. Scott Rae (Biola University, Philosophy Department Chair, Talbot School of Theology); presentation focus: Integrating faith, work and economics into our curricula and syllabi as part of our commitment to whole life discipleship.

Faculty Publications

Roger Cotton

Book published by Global University for use in graduate course, "Studying the Old Testament: Principles and Techniques"